Keyshawn Davis may have only fought once at super lightweight since leaving the 135-pound division as its WBO champion, but if he were to ever match-up with Devin Haney, there’d be only one clear winner.
That’s according to Timothy Bradley, who said on his official YouTube channel this week that it’s all about skills. And, when it comes to ‘The Businessman’, he has a wealth of them.
“He has every skill at his disposal,” said Bradley. “He does.”
Keyshawn, 26, is the latest in a long line of Top Rank-identified stars who appear destined for the highest echelon of the sport, following in the footsteps of, say, Xander Zayas, Shakur Stevenson, and the recently retired Terence Crawford.
While Shakur is dominating the pound-for-pound rankings as a four-weight champion with back-to-back victories over William Zepeda and Teofimo Lopez, Davis may not be too far behind, beating Jose Pedraza in 2024, Denys Berinchyk last year, and Jamaine Ortiz, last month.
It may not be long before he fights one of the super lightweight world champions Gary Antuanne Russell, Richardson Hitchins, or Alberto Puello, yet speculation persists of a bout with welterweights like Haney.
“He’s more skilled than Devin Haney,” Bradley said.
“Haney is more accomplished, a technical fighter, a tactician. But Keyshawn has more skills at his disposal and he knows when to use them.”
A former two-weight world champion himself, Bradley is renowned for his Fight of the Year epic with Ruslan Provodnikov in 2013, for beating Manny Pacquiao, as well as Juan Manuel Marquez.
Since hanging up his gloves, he continues to break new ground in the sport, particularly as a commentator and analyst.
For him, Haney may have the upper hand in accomplishments and maturity, “but Keyshawn has more skills, talent, power, and can cut off the ring.”
He continued: “When Haney gets close, doesn’t engage in mid-distance, that’s why you see him all the way the out, striking you as you try to come in, or he’s all the way in and tying your ass up. Keyshawn is so damn good at changing his distance as he’s entering mid-range. He can throw as he’s entering mid-range. If Haney wants to step-in and tie up then he’s able to step back out of range, fire from angles, weave underneath that.
“There’s a lot Keyshawn can do against a guy like Haney.”
